The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-02

Meilersburg Borough J. henlie'i-
c. c. SHAFER,
Chairman.
piphtheria is rapidly disappearing in Bed
ford
No trouble to suit you with spectacles at
Bie.ecker & Snyder's
Tie Guffeys have struck oil in Indiana
county. near the county seat
Great reduction in the price Of spec iaeles
and eyeglasses at Bie-ecker q Snyder's.
Kings combination spectacles reduced
from SEQ to $50 at Biesecker & snyder's-
Bradford county contains tweniy-six lods-
= Of odd Fellows, the largest number Of any
county in the state.
Republicans must remember that the only
danger TO their party Is in their own apathy.
Every vote j. needed.
Tie iirst deer brought into Johnsiown this
season. was kill with a revolver. The car
cas-, undressed weighed 40 pounds.
The factory for the manufacture of the
Graud Army button qatented by Dr. Rad
zinskv will be located al McKeesport.
A three hundred pound bear was killed,
one day last week. about two miles south Of
BeHeionte. by two farmer brothers named
,.enizeIi after hard fight.
Every Republican voter who STAYS at ONE
on election dao doe what he can towards
the success Of he enemies Of Republicanism.
Turn ont and vote a straight ticket.
A Philadelphia coroner's jury held an in
quest on the body of a young woman, few
days ago. and brought in verdict that she
had died by heart disease brought on by
tight lacing.
We have on hand large number Of good
rick which we will sell in quantities TO suit
the purchaser. Prices very reasonable. Yard
opposite the planning mill.
HoLHaooK BRos. a PARsoS.
Coun terfeit postal cards have been discov-
eral al Pittsburgh that are - skillfuliy ex-
eruied that their detection i very difficult.
Thi. Is the fr-t a;tempt put spurious pos
tai caris in circulation 1t is thought they
crDie from New York.
The company exploring for natural gas
near this place has given orders o its men
To put the well down $50 feet deeper This
will make the well 300 feet and thoroughly
test the territory The chances for gas are
sud TO be good Indiana Messenger.
Mar MARXgT.-We have just added
large Refrigerator to our Meat Market, in
which all meits can be kept cool and clean.
Mutton. bee; polk &c, kept constantly on
hand 0pea daily Parties buying meat
can have II kept ia the refrigerator until
wanted
Ross DAVIS & 60.
A charter for the Bedford Springs Com
pany. capital 100000. wa issued al Har-
risburg on Monday The stockholders are
J W nalzell. james NJ Baily, John H.
Dalzell p C. Knox, W Z schmertz, NJ.
X Morehead, John " Chalfant and d.
7 Watson. Of Piitsburg J. H. Hppincott.
Of New York. and William Hartley. Of Bed
ford.
The chapel Of 81 Xavier. near Latrobe
was recently enteted by six burglars who
helped Themselves 10 the liquids in the wine
celler. after which they went 10 the pantry
where they ieasted. The priests yes,ments
~ere taken aud left In the woods near by.
They were discovered by sick nun. who
aroused The male occupants, when the bur
glars beat hssty retreat
A. great many people are contemplating
buying uP POTATOES for winter use it would
b. vel - see that they are thoroughly dry
before storing away in the cellar Potatoes
sprout mo-e when put ia barrels than any
other way This vegetable. Ike all other
kinds. must of Necessity have air. and hence
d j. deprived pfthis essential requisite when
Pu' away in barn,is. The safest way : to
spread them ont GA the cellar Aoorifit l. not
damp.
When raiinosd crossings are ob~tracted for
more than siH minutes at a time aud teams
are thereby subjected to yexaiious delays.
against the railrl a company. In New York
s's'e, where the limit j. only four minutes.
trmer coming to Town with a load of
~"ol S's delayed al a crossing for ten min
utes. He brought suit fordamases aud the
raitnnad company was glad to comp onlise
'he case oy paying the farmer twenty-five
do'iars for his w0pl A railroad train has
no more right to delay wagon than wag-
on team has to delay a railrrad train.
TIE following letters and pasials remain
Tag in the posioffce at somerset, will besent
TO the Dead Letter Office If no, called for
within ten days iron, this date, November
? iss5
"iiner, r. +. Barrack. : A; Byrne.
MIS- Sadie Frank, Lincoln Gohn. Turah
hunisiaan. Isrezll Kring. Mrs. Sadie IaTe.
JOHN Neff T B & 60. Redman. Frank
hhoAds. VIM. ? saunders NJ. p. schnock.
.. \ Williams Alex Yoder. Jonas
ros'ais, Baer, J. G. johnson. Charles
Lohr, l. B. c Miller. John; Resier. Mrs.
Eliza siahl :
J. n ioffkpTH- Z. NJ
- welcoming the bankers 70 Pittsburgh
sllse ASnew. among other thing. said
i'ere are fourteen orEanized gas compan-
= 70 furnish gNs, drawing suppIiss from
-i'-'" aerss of testedterrit.,ry having reap
''a' oi si7 .'S5.ts'o using lss0 miles If lines
y mon piPss. from six To thirty incbes in
1'Ai''eier' weighing about IS tonsto the mile !
ana giving total of Iss 900 tons Of buried
''',. oeiiFering 5e.e0oaoo cubic kesa of gas
uA''s' aud Welding a net profit of about ten
t-' cent the same wells being capable Of
s'e''ilis one ih'asind million cable feet al
hs total capital invested in natural gas
p''aa'iion in Western Pennsvlvassia essi-
e'.i''7i a. s-o.eD9eop, and in Ohio At S50so.- |
70 The amount of coal displaoea by
natural gas amounts 20 IS .00O tons daily"